(みかん)

みかん
noun / adjective-no
unfinished; incomplete
1. unfinished; incomplete
Not yet completed. Used for works of art, literature, projects, or tasks that remain unfinished.
この小説(しょうせつ)未完(みかん)のまま()わった。
This novel ended unfinished.
未完(みかん)作品(さくひん)展示(てんじ)されている。
An unfinished work is on display.
作者(さくしゃ)()くなったため、この大作(たいさく)未完(みかん)()わってしまった。
Because the author passed away, this great work was left unfinished.

USAGE:
Often used as a modifier with の: 未完(みかん)作品(さくひん) (unfinished work). Also appears as a predicate or label: 未完(みかん)()わる (to end incomplete). Common in literary and artistic contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 未完(みかん)作品(さくひん) (unfinished work)
  • 未完(みかん)()わる (to remain unfinished)
  • 未完成(みかんせい) (incomplete — a related but distinct word meaning not yet perfected)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 未完成(みかんせい): incomplete, not yet finished — implies something still in progress that could be completed
  • 未完(みかん): unfinished — often implies the work will never be completed